BAMAKO, Mali — A Swiss citizen has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Niger’s city of Agadez, according to local authorities and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. This is the ...

AES balance of trade has consistently been a deficit as imports into the region exceed exports from the region.

In a sharp diplomatic move, the military-led juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have recalled their ambassadors from ...

While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence ...

Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Withdraw Envoys From Algiers Over Drone Shooting | Firstpost Africa | N18G Mali, Niger, and Burkina ...

Algeria and Mali banned flights to and from each other's airspace, their governments said on Monday, amid an escalating ...

Having recalled their ambassadors and closed their respective airspaces, Algiers and Bamako now find themselves in a climate ...

The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will visit Moscow this week as the Sahel nations and Russia seek to strengthen ties, the three African countries' foreign ministries said in a ...

Niger Drops French As Official Language After Mali, Burkina Faso | Firstpost Africa | N18G Niger has officially designated ...

Our principal objective now is to form a united Sahelian confederation force to tackle the terrorist threat,' says Malian ...

The Economic Community of West African States is set to hold a meeting later this month to address the 0.5 per cent import ...